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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. | 2. Cut the eggplant in half and scoop out the center, leaving enough meat inside the skin so that it holds its shape when baked. | 3. Boil the scooped-out center part until very soft, about 10 to 12 minutes. | 4. Meanwhile, in a medium saute pan heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Season the beef with salt and pepper. | 5. Add the seasoned ground beef to the pan and saute until all of its liquid is evaporated and the beef begins to brown slightly. | 6. Drain the beef, removing the extra, unnecessary fat. Let cool briefly and chop the cooked beef so that there are no large chunks of meat. | 7. In another medium saute pan over medium heat add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and saute the onions, peppers and garlic together. | 8. In a bowl mix together the cooked eggplant, vegetables, cooked beef, herbs, 1 cup of the cheese, bread crumbs, and the egg. | 9. Fill the scooped-out eggplant halves with this mixture, dividing it evenly among the 2 halves. | 10. Top with chopped tomatoes and the remaining 1/4 cup of grated cheese, season with salt and pepper, place on an oiled oven tray or baking dish, and bake for 60 minutes in preheated oven. Let cool briefly, slice width-wise and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	1			-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	3	tablespoons	divided	-	-	-	-
beef	1/2	lb	ground	449.05699999999996	0.0	44.0439	28.8712
salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
onion	1		diced	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
red pepper	1		diced	1.25	0.2753	0.0584	0.0138
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
parsley leaf	1/2	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-
basil leaf	1/2	cup	chopped chopped	-	-	-	-
pecorino romano cheese	1 1/4	cups	grated divided	-	-	-	-
breadcrumb	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
fire tomato	1	can	diced fire-roasted	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.